boat brands - prejudice or reality

[Supertramp]

Come to think of it that new Rassy is cored in the topsides. Mature technologies tend to end up in a race to the bottom.

Certainly not a feature worth paying a premium for.

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Although the premium may be paid to ensure the quality and durability.

As with many examples of premium quality it won't become apparent until extremes of weather, age or neglect take effect.

The question remains whether most of us "average" sailors will notice.

That said, I do appreciate cupboards, drawers and doors that open and close properly.

 

[Dutch01527]

Go to Yachtworld, set the filter to 1985 and earlier, look at the pictures. Then set the filter to 2015 and later, look at the pictures. Get it?

Pictures below of my dark, cramped, antique shop interior and old and rotten stinking bilge in my dirty and smelly 1980’s boat. Book matched, heavy teak interiors are so dreadful. I wish that I had seen this thread earlier and been educated into buying something nice .

 

[johnalison]

Come to think of it that new Rassy is cored in the topsides. Mature technologies tend to end up in a race to the bottom.

Certainly not a feature worth paying a premium for.

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I haven’t studied recent Rassys but my 2000 boat has a non-structural foam lining that looks like a core, down to just below the waterline, chiefly for insulation. I don’t know if later models have changed.

 

[DownWest]

Pictures below of my dark, cramped, antique shop interior and old and rotten stinking bilge in my dirty and smelly 1980’s boat. Book matched, heavy teak interiors are so dreadful. I wish that I had seen this thread earlier and been educated into buying something nice .View attachment 205435View attachment 205436

Gosh, that is horrible! How you can spend time there beggers belief! Well, sort of.. ;o)

 

[Fr J Hackett]

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I haven’t studied recent Rassys but my 2000 boat has a non-structural foam lining that looks like a core, down to just below the waterline, chiefly for insulation. I don’t know if later models have changed.

So many reasons for a foam core. We have little or no condensation except on the washboard. Obviously we have foam, for stiffness, lightness and strength. The insulation is a welcome offshoot.

 

[Baggywrinkle]

Pictures below of my dark, cramped, antique shop interior and old and rotten stinking bilge in my dirty and smelly 1980’s boat. Book matched, heavy teak interiors are so dreadful. I wish that I had seen this thread earlier and been educated into buying something nice .

The boat is a credit to you .... the exception that proves the rule

Here's some brochure pictures of an IKEA loft apartment, (haven't found the keel yet, must have dropped off somewhere) ....

Post in thread 'Looks like I'm going to be a boat owner again ....'

30 May 2024

Bavaria MedSunBeer Sailer

Spot on, give that man a virtual beer. .... a nice little flat with a sea view I can change at will. .... and it's not too shabby either, despite its age.
Wasn't looking for a boat this old (2008) but as soon as I got on board it was like stepping into a time-warp.
One of the most fastidious owners I have ever come across - it was sold by the time I reached the bottom of the companionway steps ... and I was the first to view it.
... and it's got a lead keel.








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